{"id":1998602,"date":"2023-08-12T07:11:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T11:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-men-trump-looks-to-upstage-desantis-in-his-own-state\/"},"modified":"2023-08-12T07:13:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T11:13:24","slug":"florida-men-trump-looks-to-upstage-desantis-in-his-own-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-men-trump-looks-to-upstage-desantis-in-his-own-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump aims to overshadow DeSantis in Florida."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-men-trump-looks-to-upstage-desantis-in-his-own-state%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1998602&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former President\u2063 Donald Trump Targets Florida Governor \u200dRon\u2064 DeSantis in Presidential Race<\/h2>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump is making strategic \u200cmoves in Florida, aiming to sideline Governor Ron DeSantis\u2063 (R-FL) in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-rnc-launches-new-year-round-election-integrity-department-ahead-of-2024\/\" title=\"RNC creates year-round Election Integrity Department for 2024.\">upcoming presidential race<\/a>. Trump&#8217;s\u200c campaign has enlisted the help of key Republican operatives, \u200cincluding some who previously worked for DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p>One notable hire is Brian Hughes, a seasoned Republican operative,\u2062 who has been appointed as the Florida\u200c director for Trump&#8217;s campaign. Hughes has past ties to DeSantis, having\u2062 worked on\u2064 his initial congressional campaign in 2012. However, he has not been involved in \u2063any of DeSantis&#8217;s subsequent campaigns. Hughes is\u200c not the only\u2063 former DeSantis ally to join Trump&#8217;s team.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Team Gains \u2062Support from DeSantis&#8217;s Former Allies<\/h3>\n<p>Susie\u200c Wiles, one\u2062 of Trump&#8217;s top Florida advisers, previously worked \u200dfor DeSantis and played \u200da crucial role in his successful bid for governor in 2018. However, a falling out occurred between Wiles and DeSantis \u200bwhen she \u2063joined Trump&#8217;s team\u200c in\u2062 2020. Allegations were \u200bmade that Wiles leaked information detrimental to DeSantis, causing \u2064a strain \u200din their relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s campaign has\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/intel-community-releases-declassified-info-on-covid-19-origins-and-wuhan-lab\/\" title=\"Intel community declassifies COVID-19 origins and Wuhan lab info.\">conducted extensive research<\/a> on\u200c DeSantis, recognizing \u200chim\u2064 as the primary contender for the\u2064 Republican nomination. \u200bTo further unsettle DeSantis, Trump plans to\u200c attend the Iowa State Fair with a group\u2062 of influential\u2064 Florida\u2063 guests. These guests include \u200dnine Florida Republicans who \u200dendorsed Trump for president, snubbing DeSantis in the process. The presence \u200cof these lawmakers\u2064 alongside Trump is expected to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-latest-amnesty-grows-two-subservient-workforces\/\" title=\"Democrats' Latest Amnesty Grows Two Subservient Workforces\">divert media attention<\/a> from DeSantis&#8217;s messaging during the\u200d state \u200cfair.<\/p>\n<h3>DeSantis&#8217;s Strained Relationships with GOP Colleagues<\/h3>\n<p>Some members of the House\u200d delegation \u2062who previously\u2062 served alongside\u2063 DeSantis have expressed dissatisfaction with his leadership style. \u2062They describe\u200c him \u2062as a loner\u200d who failed \u200cto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-40-percent-of-teachers-say-civics-education-should-focus-on-critical-race-theory\/\" title=\"Report: 40 Percent of Teachers Say Civics Education Should Focus On Critical Race Theory\">build strong relationships<\/a> during\u200d his time \u200bin Congress. Despite hopes of establishing a connection with\u200c Florida&#8217;s\u200b governor after his election,\u200d many lawmakers have been disappointed\u2063 by \u200cDeSantis&#8217;s lack of engagement.<\/p>\n<p>One anonymous Florida\u200b Republican, \u200cwho endorsed Trump, described \u200dDeSantis as &#8220;transactional&#8221;\u2064 and solely focused \u200con his own interests. Aides working with Republicans in \u2062the \u200cdelegation have also reported difficulties in reaching DeSantis to discuss important matters in their districts.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, these lawmakers contrast\u2062 their\u2062 experiences \u200cwith DeSantis \u200dby highlighting Trump&#8217;s attentiveness. \u200bCongressman Greg Steube recalled how Trump personally reached out to\u200b him while he was in the ICU after an accident, demonstrating a level \u200bof care and support that he had not experienced from DeSantis.<\/p>\n<h3>Florida\u2063 Republicans \u2063Remain Divided<\/h3>\n<p>While some \u200bFlorida \u200bRepublicans have taken sides, others have\u2063 chosen to remain neutral. Florida Republican Party Chairman Christian Ziegler has praised both Trump and DeSantis, while Senators Marco Rubio \u2064and Rick \u200bScott have\u2063 refrained from endorsing \u2063either\u200c candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Florida-based \u2062GOP \u200dstrategist Ford O&#8217;Connell predicts that the\u2062 Trump campaign will \u200ccontinue to target former DeSantis allies, potentially leading to more\u200d defections in DeSantis&#8217;s own\u200b backyard. O&#8217;Connell\u2063 suggests that freezing \u2062out DeSantis is a deliberate strategy employed by Trump&#8217;s team.<\/p>\n<h2>Trump Maintains Strong Lead\u200b in Republican Nomination\u2062 Race<\/h2>\n<p>Recent polls indicate \u200dthat \u2063Trump\u200d remains the frontrunner\u200b in \u200bthe 2024 Republican nomination race, \u200bboth\u200c nationally and in Iowa. A\u2063 New York Times-Siena \u2064College poll shows Trump with 44% support among \u2062Iowa\u2062 Republicans, while DeSantis trails at 20%,\u2063 creating \u2064a significant \u200c24-point gap. \u200dOther rivals are polling\u2063 in the single digits. Trump frequently \u200chighlights his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-men-trump-looks-to-upstage-desantis-in-his-own-state\/\" title=\"Trump aims to overshadow DeSantis in Florida.\">strong \u2062poll\u2063 numbers<\/a> and\u2063 substantial advantage over DeSantis during his campaign appearances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump is enlisting influential Florida Republican operatives, including former staff of Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL), to oust him from the race before it hits Florida. Trump&#8217;s campaign recently appointed Brian Hughes, an experienced GOP operative, as Florida director.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1998603,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1998602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1998602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1998602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1998602\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1998603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1998602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1998602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1998602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}